Love rotisserie style chicken?!

Turn off the oven and cook a whole chicken in the air fryer in less than an hour! It’s the most delicious whole chicken I’ve ever made! The skin turns out perfectly crisp while the inside stays super juicy and delicious.

Air Fryer Whole Chicken

Get crispy skin with tender, fall-off-the-bone chicken in about an hour, without turning on the oven!

Ingredients

5 lb. whole chicken

1 or 2 tablespoons butter

1 packet Goya Sazon (or different seasoning of choice)

1/2 of an onion to stuff inside (optional)

Directions

1

Remove insides from chicken.

2

Rub chicken with butter. Season to taste. Insert onion into the chicken.

3

Place chicken inside air fryer. Set cook time and timer to 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

4

Flip chicken over and set timer for another 20 minutes.

5

Check to make sure chicken is done. Internal temp should reach 165 degrees.

Look at that golden crispy skin!

My favorite seasoning for roasted chicken is Goya Sayzon. It’s a popular Hispanic seasoning I grew up with that results in a deliciously flavored deep brown skin – the ultimate comfort food for me. You can, of course, use any type of seasoning desired. I love that all you have to do is season chicken and place in the air fryer! SO EASY!

Hip Tip: If you’re MSG sensitive and looking for an alternative to Goya, try Badia Sazon.

Tender pull-apart chicken in under an hour!

Air fryers are so amazing because I didn’t even have to turn on the oven. I loved that this chicken was so crispy on the outside and yet so tender, it was easy to pull apart to serve. YUM! My family really enjoyed this easy to make chicken served along with rice, beans, and a side salad. I even have enough left to shred for lunch!

Love using shredded chicken for meal prep?

Roasted chicken is one of the most versatile foods ever!

You can eat the meat as part of one meal, and also in other meals for the week in food preparation. If need some inspiration to use up cooked, shredded chicken try these:

Written by Lina for Hip2Save. Lina is a proud mom of 2 small kids who loves photography, all holidays, cooking, thrift store makeovers, bargain shopping, and DIY makeovers. Her goal is to create a beautiful life and stylish home on a dime! Check out all of Lina’s DIY/CRAFTS and RECIPES created just for Hip2Save.

I ran out of propane for my grill last week and tried pan searing a sirloin steak then throwing it in the air fryer for a few minutes and it was amazing!! Just like Outback! I may never use my grill again! I just seasoned it with a lot of salt and pepper and seared it in a bit of oil in a stainless steel pan before putting it in the air fryer on the hottest temperature for 4 mins. 😍😍😍

Does anyone have any issues with plastic-y odor coming from the exhaust when using your air fryer? I bought a TFal one and when using it, I smell an odd toaster oven/plastic sort of smell…was wondering if that is happening to anyone else. After smelling it the whole cooking time, I feel like I can taste it in the food I make.
Thanks!

I have a small “Bella” brand, 2.5lb air fryer(perfect for 1-2 people). I read many reviews to this effect, prior to purchase. Many suggested running empty on high for 15+min, prior to use, to burn off chemical smell. Otherwise, it may be infused into the food. If you do not, it will still burn off after a few uses, but reviewers say food may taste like the smell. I did this, and it worked. Now, after 2mos, no smell from the materials whatsoever. I use almost daily!!